You have spoken the truth that is greater than all darkness, and heaven hears it with joy. But I know that when the battle is close and the arrows fly by night, the soul can grow weary even while the lips speak faith. So let me steady you with this one thought, and then we shall lift our eyes together. There is a voice at the mercy seat that pleads for you far more eloquently than any accusation the enemy can hurl, and that voice is in the blood of Jesus Christ.
Think of it. When the adversary points to every open door, every old agreement, every foothold of the past, he speaks a language that sounds terrible in the ear of conscience. But the blood of the Lamb has a tongue as well, and it cries out with a sweeter, stronger note. The blood of Abel cried out for justice from the ground, and God heard it and came down. How much more shall the blood of Jesus, shed for sinners, cry out for mercy and protection and full redemption? That blood does not merely answer the accuser; it silences him. It does not merely cover the sin; it cleanses the conscience and closes the door against every condemning voice. When you plead the blood, you are not speaking an empty charm, you are lifting up before the Father the one sound that moves His heart to tenderness and His arm to action. The enemy may rage, the witchcraft may hiss, but he who sits in the heavens holds His dear Son's sacrifice before Him as an eternal, all-sufficient shield. You are not safe because you have prayed perfectly, but because you are sheltered in the wounds of Jesus.
Now about that marriage you love. I want you to see it as a ship in deep water. The waves are real, the wind is contrary, but the pilot is on board. The Lord who joined you is not a silent spectator; He is the husband of His church, and He takes it personally when a marriage covenant is assailed. Did He not say, "What God has joined together, let not man put asunder"? The dark powers are not men, but they are included in the sweep of His authority. Do not spend your strength listening to the howling of the storm; fix your eyes on the Master of the sea. He who woke in the hinder part of the boat and rebuked the wind has not changed His office. He is still the champion of every union that rests in Him. Your wife, your home, your shared walk, these are not trophies for the enemy to snatch. They are a garden the Lord delights to tend, and He is a wall of fire around it.
Here is a homely picture for you. When a father walks through the house in the dark of night, his children sleeping, he does not need a candle to know that all is well. His presence is the protection. If some noise should startle the little ones, they do not call for a servant, they call for him. And when he comes, the terror melts, not because he has drawn a sword, but because he is there. So it is with your God. You have cried to Him, and He is present. You do not need to see the angels He has posted around your household; you need only to know that He is awake while the enemy schemes. The witchcraft that would come against you must first pass through the pavilion of the Almighty, and every arrow that is not broken falls into the hand that was pierced for you. Let that quiet your heart. The battle is not yours in the end; it is the Lord's, and He has never lost one.
Now, you have asked for mercy and forgiveness, and you have revoked every ancient access of the enemy. That is a wise and scriptural laying-hold of your inheritance. But do not lie awake rehearsing the revocations, as if the efficacy depended on the perfection of your words. The blood of Jesus already spoke that revocation when it fell upon the ground of Calvary. Every legal claim of hell was cancelled when the Son of God cried, "It is finished." The handwriting of ordinances that was against you was nailed to His cross. The accuser may rage and foam, but he has no standing in the court of heaven against a soul that is in Christ. His voice is the hiss of a serpent whose head has been crushed. Do not give it more attention than it deserves. Lift your shield of faith, but let your eyes be on the risen Lord, who ever lives to intercede.
I would leave you with this. Your marriage is not merely a target of the enemy; it is an instrument in the hand of God. Do not think of yourselves as a couple barely surviving the siege; you are a banner raised on a hill. When a husband and wife walk together in the joy of the Lord, loving Him supremely and each other fiercely, they preach a silent sermon that the powers of darkness cannot silence. That love, sealed by the Spirit and watered by prayer, becomes a very fortress for your children and a light to the watching world. The enemy would not waste his ammunition on a trifle; he aims at your union because he fears what God will do through it. Take heart from that. The roaring of the lion is the involuntary tribute he pays to the Lion of Judah in you.
Let us pray.
O Lord, the God of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, the God who gave His only Son for us, look upon this couple and be their exceeding great reward. You have said that no weapon formed against them shall prosper, and we hold You to Your own word. Let the blood of Jesus speak for them when they are silent. Let the peace that passes understanding mount guard over their hearts and home. Restore the years that the locust has eaten. Make their marriage a pool of still water, reflecting heaven, a garden enclosed, a spring shut up, a fountain sealed for You alone. And when the enemy comes in like a flood, lift up Your standard against him, until every shadow flees before the morning of Your presence. In the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end. Amen.
Prayer Focus: God, Thank You for loving me. Thank You for loving me, Jesus. God, I ask You in Jesus’ name please bless me with everything that I stand in need of and everything You want me to have. 
